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How is a 3 out of 5 stars showing up as "Rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes. Is that an error? I've never seen that before.

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RT gives critics the option of having reviews auto-uploaded and designated. It defaults to a 3/5 being a "Fresh." I've always used 4 stars as the threshold for that. To me, that's saying "This is a good movie and I recommend it." So I do it manually myself and mark anything 4 or above as Fresh and below as Rotten. Very occasionally I've let a 3.5 squeak over the line. Never a 3.

Most critics hate the Fresh/Rotten dichotomy, but it's the biggest review sharing platform out there. Hope that helps!

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